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LOT 0318
Viking Age Scandinavian Gold Filigree Pendant with Interlace Motif
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.24 grams, 42 mm).
Disc with integral loop secured at the reverse; obverse with applied filigree and granulation forming dense zoomorphic forms; three radiating cat-head images to the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12135-217412.
Cf. Kershaw, J.F., Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, pl.4, for type.
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LOT 0318
Viking Age Scandinavian Gold Filigree Pendant with Interlace Motif
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
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Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Filigree Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Discoid plate with integral suspension loop secured at the reverse, symmetrical design of applied silver filigree and clusters of granules. 3.12 grams, 30 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Silver 'Hack Money' Bar Ingot Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular in section, irregular; one with punched triangular stamps. 38.9 grams total, 17-55 mm
Ex Spink and Sons, London, UK. Ex Nigel Mills, London, UK, 2014. -
Viking Bronze Bird Brooch
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Modelled in profile with radiating tripartite crest, triangular stub wing, splayed feet, catch and pin-lugs to the reverse. 10.9 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Bird brooches from the late Viking era have been found in Scandinavia as well in the English Danelaw, through to the early Norman era; such brooches can be dated to the 11th and even early 12th century.
